Oldfieldthomasiidae
Sign in to saveOldfieldthomasiidae is an extinct family of notoungulate mammals known from the Late Paleocene to Late Eocene of South America. The family was classified by George Gaylord Simpson in 1945 and a synonym is Acoelodidae, defined by Florentino Ameghino in 1901.
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It sits within the topics Eocene extinctions, Paleocene first appearances and Paleogene mammals of South America.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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Oldfieldthomasiidae is an extinct family of notoungulate mammals known from the Late Paleocene to Late Eocene of South America. The family was classified by George Gaylord Simpson in 1945 and a synonym is Acoelodidae, defined by Florentino Ameghino in 1901.
== Etymology == The family is named after British zoologist Oldfield Thomas.
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